Tunisian police have reportedly apprehended the highest-ranking officials of the main opposition party, as confirmed by the party itself.

Among those arrested is Mondher Ounissi, who is serving as the interim leader of Ennahda.

Mr. Ounissi's detention is believed to be related to audio messages in which he allegedly accuses fellow party members of receiving illicit funds. However, he vehemently denies the authenticity of these recordings.

This incident adds to a series of arrests of opposition figures that have taken place in Tunisia this year.

President Kais Saied, who dismissed the parliament and dissolved the government in 2021, has been governing through decrees, a move that has drawn accusations of carrying out a coup from his critics.